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Exhibit 3.7
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SANDIA OPERATING CORP.
I, the undersigned, a natural person of the age of eighteen (18) years or
more, a citizen of the State of Texas, acting as incorporator of a corporation
under the Texas Business Corporation Act, do hereby adopt the following Articles
of Incorporation for such corporation.
ARTICLE ONE
The name of the corporation is Sandra Operating Corp.
ARTICLE TWO
The period of its duration is perpetual.
ARTICLE THREE
The corporation is organized for the transaction of any and all lawful
business for which corporations may be incorporated under this Act.
ARTICLE FOUR
The aggregate number of shares which the corporation shall have authority
to issue is One Million (1,000,000) voting common shares, of the par value of
$1.00 each.
ARTICLE FIVE
The corporation will not commence business until it has received for the
issuance of its shares consideration of the value of One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00), consisting of money, labor done, or property actually received,
which sum is not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
ARTICLE SIX
Directors shall be elected by plurality vote. Cumulative voting shall not
be permitted.
ARTICLE SEVEN
The post office address of its initial registered office is 909 N.E. Loop
410, Suite 818, San Antonio, Texas 78209, and the name of its initial registered
agent at such address is Lee T. Billingsley.
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ARTICLE EIGHT
The number of directors constituting the initial board of directors is One
(1), and the name and address of the person who is to serve as the initial
director until the first annual meeting of the shareholders or until his
successor is elected and qualified is:
Lee T. Billingsley
909 N.E. Loop 410, Suite 818
San Antonio, Texas 78209
ARTICLE NINE
(A) If Paragraph (B) of this Article Nine is satisfied, no contract or
other transaction between the corporation and any of its directors, officers, or
shareholders (or any corporation or firm in which any of them are directly or
indirectly interested) shall be valid solely because of this relationship or
because of the presence of such director, officer, or shareholder at the meeting
authorizing such contract or transaction, or his participation in such meeting
or authorization.
(B) Paragraph (A) of this Article Nine shall apply only if:
(1) The material facts of the relationship or interest of each such
director, officer, or shareholder are known or disclosed:
(a) To the Board of Directors and it nevertheless authorizes or
ratifies the contract or transaction by a majority of the directors
present, each such interested director to be counted in determining
whether a quorum is present but not in calculating the majority
necessary to carry the vote; or
(b) To the shareholders and they nevertheless authorize or ratify
the contract or transaction by a majority of the shares present, each
such interested person to be counted for quorum and voting purposes;
or
(2) The contract or transaction is fair to the corporation as of the
time it is authorized or ratified by the board of directors, a committee of
the board, or the shareholders.
(C) This provision shall not be construed to invalidate a contract or
transaction which would be valid in the absence of this provision.
ARTICLE TEN
The name and address of the Incorporator is:
Sarah J. Ferguson
1800 Frost Bank Tower
San Antonio, Texas 78205
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, this 17th day of June,
1987.
/s/ Susan J. Ferguson
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Incorporator
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THE STATE OF TEXAS )
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COUNTY OF BEXAR )
BEFORE ME, on this day personally appeared Susan J. Ferguson, who, after
being duly sworn, on her oath stated that she has read the above and foregoing
Articles of Incorporation and that each of the statements contained therein is
true and correct and is within her knowledge.
/s/ Susan J. Ferguson
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Incorporator
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me on this the 17th day of June 1987.
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Notary Public in and for
The State of Texas
Printed Name: Yvonne Arnold
My Commission Expires:
8-40-90